Desert Veterinary Clinic

12/28/2024

We want to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who contributed to making our first dog food drive such a tremendous success. Your generosity and support have truly made a difference for pets in need. Building on this momentum, we’re excited to announce that we’re expanding our efforts with a Community Food Drive! This time, all of our clinic locations are coming together to support pets in need within our community. We’d love your continued support as we work together to make this initiative impactful for everyone. Thank you for being a part of this amazing journey and for helping us support our four-legged members of our community!

12/23/2024

Good morning, just a reminder for our patients' safety. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and Happy Kwanzaa to all (any any other holiday celebrations I have missed.
Holiday decorations such as old-fashioned bubble lights may contain poisonous chemicals. If a pet chews on them, the liquid inside could be dangerous to their health. Methylene chloride, the chemical in older bubble lights, can result in depression, aspiration pneumonia, and irritation to the eyes, skin, and gastrointestinal tract.
If glass ornaments were to be bitten in to, or broken, the small glass pieces can lead to lacerations to the skin and mouth, as well as damage to the esophagus and gastrointestinal tract.
Homemade dough ornaments pose a risk for causing elevated sodium levels that may lead to severe neurologic abnormalities.
Oral electrical burns can develop from chewing on strands of lights, particularly cats and puppies.
While tinsel itself is not “poisonous,” it can result in a linear foreign body when eaten. As the intestines contract and move, this string or linear foreign body can slowly saw through the tissue, resulting in severe, potentially life-threatening damage to your pet’s intestinal tract. Ultimately, pets run the risk of severe injury to, or rupture of, their intestines and treatment requires costly abdominal surgery.
Though they have a bad rap, poinsettia plants are only mildly toxic. Far more worrisome are holiday bouquets containing lilies (Lilium spp), holly, or mistletoe. Just one or two bites from a lily can result in kidney failure in cats.
Foods containing grapes, raisins, and currants (such as fruit cakes, breads, and cookies) can result in kidney failure in dogs.
Chocolate and cocoa contain theobromine, a chemical highly toxic to dogs and cats. Ingestion in small amounts can cause vomiting and diarrhea but in large amounts can cause seizures and heart arrhythmias.
Many sugarless gums and candies contain xylitol, a sweetener which is toxic to dogs. It causes a life-threatening drop in blood sugar and liver failure.
Leftover fatty, meat scraps can produce severe inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis) leading to abdominal pain, vomiting and bloody diarrhea
Rum-soaked fruitcake, or unbaked dough that contains yeast, in addition to alcoholic drinks, result in alcohol poisoning. Ingestion of alcohol can cause dangerous drops in blood sugar, blood pressure, and body temperature. Intoxicated animals can experience seizures and respiratory failure.
Please do your best to keep our beloved patients safe and enjoying a lovely family time with you.

12/17/2024

12/17/2024

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12/07/2024

Ask and you shall receive! We got such good feedback from our DVC dog wash shirts and Holiday shirts that we made some available for purchase to you guys! If you are interested PM us or ask in our lobby! They are $20 and very popular! Hurry up and get yours 🎁🎄

12/01/2024

Dr Haugo's very dear friends need your prayers. Mark is in surgery right now. JUST to clarify, this is NOT Mark Haugo, it is our dear friend Mark Bernardo.

11/28/2024

Good afternoon everyone! We wanted to extend our gratitude to every client and non client that took their time to drop off a bag of food. We know times are hard, but a lot of you went out of your way to help regardless and you don’t know how much it was appreciated. We can accomplish so as a community and we hope to help Crossroads Rescue Mission again. If you didn’t get to help this time, we hope you join us for our next Christmas Pet Food Drive! Again, thank you so much for your continued support. We love you and Happy Thanksgiving🐾

11/26/2024

There’s one more day left for you to drop off food bags! Help us get these pets a meal for Thanksgiving! We want to thank everyone that has taken their time to drop off food and help out. We appreciate you so much 🧡

11/22/2024

Good morning everyone, here are our hours for next week! And remember, it’s not too late to donate a bag of food!

11/14/2024

We finally have some donations! Thank you to the people that have taken the time to drop off food. You still have time to participate! Help us feed some pets a Thanksgiving meal 🐈‍⬛🐕🐾

11/12/2024

Hey everyone! We have added a second drop off location to the pet food drive. They are open 8am-5pm weekdays only. Thank you so much 🐾

Good morning Yuma! Desert Veterinary Clinic is having their very first pet food donation drive! You'll see we've recently expanded and have room to take as many donations as the community will provide. Let's make sure the pets get good nutrition this holiday season and we'll help make it more convenient for our Somerton and San Luis neighbors to donate!

11/11/2024

Good morning everyone! Have you done your good deed of the year? If you haven’t, there’s still time! You can help us help the Yuma community pets! Like, share, or donate a bag of dog or cat food!

As the holiday season approaches, we’re reminded of the importance of helping those in need, and that includes our furry friends. This year, we’re excited to launch a community initiative to support the houseless pets in our area, and we need your help!

We will be collecting dog and cat food to donate to The Crossroads Mission to feed pets whose families are currently facing hardships. Your donations will provide comfort and nourishment to animals who deserve love and care, especially during this season of giving.

Please drop off donations at Desert Veterinary Clinic. Every bag makes a difference. Together, we can make sure that every pet receives a warm meal and feels the kindness of our community.

Thank you for joining us in making a positive impact. Let’s spread love and compassion to our community’s pets this season!

With gratitude,
The Desert Veterinary Family 💚

11/11/2024

Another pet reunited! Thank you everyone who has helped share the past couple of days. You guys are awesome!

11/10/2024

Found dog near Albertsons on 24th and B! Please contact us via PM if you have any info on this cutie’s parents!

11/10/2024

Rip is back home! Thank you to everyone that helped share the post and get him home! His family is very thankful ❤️